A Scanner Darkly - Page 2

dazedcola · 07.15.2006, 07:08 PM

This movie looks really cool just by the way it's shot with that weird animation style. Philip K. Dick is a great writer, I loved his other book The Man in the High Castle which is this bizarre book that talks about america being split up in two by germany and japan after they both had won world war 2.

The plot for A Scanner Sarkly looks really good too: a bleak mixture of science fiction and police procedural, in which an undercover narcotics detective ingests massive amounts of a dangerous drug in order to maintain his cover.

Bastian · 07.15.2006, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by dazedcola

I loved his other book The Man in the High Castle which is this bizarre book that talks about america being split up in two by germany and japan after they both had won world war 2.

Yeah, this is really an amazing (and amazingly depressing) book! The alternate reality PKD creates here is pretty realistic.. and the alt. reality in the alt. reality is what really makes it an incredible amazing story.

The book is about an alt. reality in which the Axis won WW2, and in this reality, some author wrote an alt. reality in which the Allies won WW2.

Daycare Nation · 07.16.2006, 07:41 PM

I saw the movie. It was good. I enjoyed seeing the cartoon version of "I Wanna Ride Her."

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 07.16.2006, 08:29 PM

movie was pretty awesome
oh yeah and i ran into rob instigator there

Daycare Nation · 07.16.2006, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cryptowonderdruginvogue

movie was pretty awesome
oh yeah and i ran into rob instigator there

Did you say excuse?

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 07.16.2006, 09:06 PM

Daycare Nation · 07.16.2006, 09:07 PM

When you bumped into him, did you say excuse me?

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 07.16.2006, 09:12 PM

no, i was like "its all rather rippeds fault"

im an asshole

Daycare Nation · 07.16.2006, 09:17 PM

Everything is Rather Ripped's fault. Because that album exists, we don't have to take responsibility for our actions anymore.

nomadicfollower · 07.16.2006, 09:32 PM

Keanu Reeves is in it? Pass.
I also agree with the people who think the animation is going to ruin the movie.

Daycare Nation · 07.16.2006, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nomadicfollower

Keanu Reeves is in it? Pass.
I also agree with the people who think the animation is going to ruin the movie.

This is actually the best performance I have ever seen Keanu Reeves give....maybe because he was animated and I couldn't tell that his facial expression sucked so much?

nomadicfollower · 07.16.2006, 09:38 PM

Possibly. He's really annoying, as we all know (his voice is unchanged). I'm sure I'll see the movie anyway.

Daycare Nation · 07.16.2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by nomadicfollower

Possibly. He's really annoying, as we all know (his voice is unchanged). I'm sure I'll see the movie anyway.

Go see it...I actually found myself identifying with Keanu in this one.

cryptowonderdruginvogue · 07.16.2006, 09:52 PM

it was very good, i tell you what

Daddylikes · 07.16.2006, 10:02 PM

Daycare, you would relate to a schizophrenic, drug addicted lamb.

Daycare Nation · 07.16.2006, 10:05 PM

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Daycare, you would relate to a schizophrenic, drug addicted lamb.

Lamb? I think I could identify. That sounds Christian and stuff.

acousticrock87 · 07.16.2006, 11:11 PM

Keanu Reeves is harped on far too much. I'll be the first to admit that I make fun of him all the time, but he isn't actually that bad. He plays a certain type of character, and as repetitive as it is, it usually works. But I've seen him in roles that were quite different, so it isn't for lack of potential.

luxinterior · 07.17.2006, 12:03 AM

The previews give me a headache.

Rob Instigator · 07.17.2006, 10:49 AM

The animation was FDANTASTIC. there is no other way to do what they did, especially with the suits. The movie was amazing, and the animation is so highly detailed. They film everything in digital and process the image through a filter that gives that animation style. it is fucking wonderful and adds so much to the mood of the movie. if it had been done in reguilar live action it would have detracted too much. They did a genius job

Phillip K Dick is the man, and I love his books, and compared to total recall (which I liked) and some others I ahve seen, it is fantastic. I rank it right up there with Blade Runner.

Rob Instigator · 07.17.2006, 10:51 AM

It was better than Minority Report. I liked that movie a lot but it became so bogged down and slow i the second to last reel. it detracted from ot not a perfect movie. scanner darkly was GREAT,a dn FUNNY and the cast was wonderful and it is amazing how the animation effect can show every twitch and emotion and angle of the face. robert downey was crazy and hilarious

07.15.2006, 07:08 PM	#21
dazedcola the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,075	This movie looks really cool just by the way it's shot with that weird animation style. Philip K. Dick is a great writer, I loved his other book The Man in the High Castle which is this bizarre book that talks about america being split up in two by germany and japan after they both had won world war 2. The plot for A Scanner Sarkly looks really good too: a bleak mixture of science fiction and police procedural, in which an undercover narcotics detective ingests massive amounts of a dangerous drug in order to maintain his cover. __________________ "I said I didnt mean to take up all your sweet time Ill give it right back one of these days If I dont meet you no more in this world then uh Ill meet ya on the next one And dont be late " -Jimi Hendrix ...And me just another dream theory, lost inside your eye "when my mind's uncertain my body decides what it will do to get through the hell of the night as I trip on the ocean that leads through your eyes well my eyes can't wait til they finally see through you"
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07.16.2006, 07:41 PM	#23
Daycare Nation expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,904	I saw the movie. It was good. I enjoyed seeing the cartoon version of "I Wanna Ride Her." __________________ That dragon ain't the love sweet love.
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07.16.2006, 08:29 PM	#24
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	movie was pretty awesome oh yeah and i ran into rob instigator there
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07.16.2006, 09:06 PM	#26
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	huh?
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07.16.2006, 09:07 PM	#27
Daycare Nation expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,904	When you bumped into him, did you say excuse me? __________________ That dragon ain't the love sweet love.
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07.16.2006, 09:12 PM	#28
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	no, i was like "its all rather rippeds fault" im an asshole
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07.16.2006, 09:17 PM	#29
Daycare Nation expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,904	Everything is Rather Ripped's fault. Because that album exists, we don't have to take responsibility for our actions anymore. __________________ That dragon ain't the love sweet love.
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07.16.2006, 09:32 PM	#30
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	Keanu Reeves is in it? Pass. I also agree with the people who think the animation is going to ruin the movie.
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07.16.2006, 09:38 PM	#32
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	Possibly. He's really annoying, as we all know (his voice is unchanged). I'm sure I'll see the movie anyway.
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07.16.2006, 09:52 PM	#34
cryptowonderdruginvogue invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: the party Posts: 10,281	it was very good, i tell you what
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07.16.2006, 10:02 PM	#35
Daddylikes the end of the ugly Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gnome, Alaska Posts: 929	Daycare, you would relate to a schizophrenic, drug addicted lamb.
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07.16.2006, 11:11 PM	#37
acousticrock87 invito al cielo Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,515	Keanu Reeves is harped on far too much. I'll be the first to admit that I make fun of him all the time, but he isn't actually that bad. He plays a certain type of character, and as repetitive as it is, it usually works. But I've seen him in roles that were quite different, so it isn't for lack of potential.
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07.17.2006, 12:03 AM	#38
luxinterior invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri, land of the free and home of the brave Posts: 2,351	The previews give me a headache. __________________ "I sweat like a fucking nun on Sunday...I don't even know what that means." - Sebastian Bach
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07.17.2006, 10:49 AM	#39
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	The animation was FDANTASTIC. there is no other way to do what they did, especially with the suits. The movie was amazing, and the animation is so highly detailed. They film everything in digital and process the image through a filter that gives that animation style. it is fucking wonderful and adds so much to the mood of the movie. if it had been done in reguilar live action it would have detracted too much. They did a genius job Phillip K Dick is the man, and I love his books, and compared to total recall (which I liked) and some others I ahve seen, it is fantastic. I rank it right up there with Blade Runner. __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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07.17.2006, 10:51 AM	#40
Rob Instigator invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: In the land of the Instigator Posts: 27,975	It was better than Minority Report. I liked that movie a lot but it became so bogged down and slow i the second to last reel. it detracted from ot not a perfect movie. scanner darkly was GREAT,a dn FUNNY and the cast was wonderful and it is amazing how the animation effect can show every twitch and emotion and angle of the face. robert downey was crazy and hilarious __________________ RXTT's Intellectual Journey - my new blog where I talk about all the books I read.
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